Car PC Hacks

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The tool on the cover of Car PC Hacks is a wire cutter. Following the invention of wire came that of the wire cutter, a tool similar to pliers, with sharpedged cutting jaws like scissors. Pliers were invented in Europe around 2000 BC to grip hot objects, principally iron. Over the centuries, many different kinds of pliers have been developed specifically for new inventions, including horseshoes, fasteners, pipes, and electrical and electronic components. Wire cutters, like other kinds of pliers, are comprised of two handles, a pivot, and a head section with gripping jaws or cutting edges. Conventional wire cutters utilize a compression-type cut in which the blade edges collide, pushing the wire out of the way. The long handles relative to the short nose of the cutters amplify the force in the hand’s grip on the wire. The tool on the cover also has stripping abilities and may alternately be referred to as a wire stripper. It has an additional center notch that makes it easier to cut insulation from a wire without cutting the wire itself.

Genevieve d’Entremont was the production editor and proofreader for Car PC Hacks. Rachel Wheeler was the copyeditor. Mary Brady and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Lydia Onofrei provided ...